Patents by Inventor Hans Vordermeier

Hans Vordermeier has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • DIAGNOSTIC REAGENTS
    Publication number: 20220196656
    Abstract: There is provided a skin test diagnostic reagent comprising: at least one 40mer polypeptide consisting of any one of SEQ ID NOs: 1, 3 or 4; at least one 40mer polypeptide consisting of any one of SEQ ID NOs: 7 or 8; and at least one 40mer polypeptide consisting of any one of SEQ ID NOs: 10, 11 or 12, characterised in that the reagent elicits a positive result when administered in a skin test to an animal infected with Mycobacterium bovis or Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicants: The Penn State Research Foundation, The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs acting through the Animal and Plant
    Inventors: Vivek Kapur, Sreenidhi Srinivasan, Hans Vordermeier, Gareth Jones
  • Diagnostic reagents
    Patent number: 10309962
    Abstract: There is provided a diagnostic reagent useful to determine whether an animal has a tuberculosis infection or has been exposed to a tuberculosis agent, for example a Mycobacterium. The reagent is useful to distinguish between such an animal and an animal which has been vaccinated against a tuberculosis infection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: The Secretary of the State for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs acting through the Animal and Veterinary Laboratories Agency
    Inventors: Gareth Jones, Hans Vordermeier
  • DIAGNOSTIC REAGENTS
    Publication number: 20170097349
    Abstract: There is provided a diagnostic reagent useful to determine whether an animal has a tuberculosis infection or has been exposed to a tuberculosis agent, for example a Mycobacterium. The reagent is useful to distinguish between such an animal and an animal which has been vaccinated against a tuberculosis infection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2016
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Inventors: Gareth JONES, Hans VORDERMEIER
  • Diagnostic reagents
    Patent number: 9050361
    Abstract: There is provided a skin test diagnostic reagent comprising at least one CFP-10 epitope polypeptide, at least one ESAT-6 epitope polypeptide and at least one Rv3615c epitope polypeptide, the reagent eliciting a positive result when administered in a skin test to an animal infected with Mycobacterium bovis or Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The reagent is useful in that it can be used in a method to determine whether an animal is infected with Mycobacterium bovis or Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS ACTING THROUGH THE ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY
    Inventors: Hans Vordermeier, Adam Whelan
  • DIAGNOSTIC REAGENTS
    Publication number: 20150093766
    Abstract: There is provided a diagnostic reagent useful to determine whether an animal has a tuberculosis infection or has been exposed to a tuberculosis agent, for example a Mycobacterium. The reagent is useful to distinguish between such an animal and an animal which has been vaccinated against a tuberculosis infection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventors: Gareth JONES, Hans VORDERMEIER
  • DIAGNOSTIC REAGENTS
    Publication number: 20130203087
    Abstract: There is provided a diagnostic reagent useful to determine whether an animal has a tuberculosis infection or has been exposed to a tuberculosis agent, for example a Mycobacterium. The reagent is useful to distinguish between such an animal and an animal which has been vaccinated against a tuberculosis infection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2011
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Inventors: Gareth Jones, Hans Vordermeier
  • DIAGNOSTIC REAGENTS
    Publication number: 20130136699
    Abstract: There is provided a skin test diagnostic reagent comprising at least one CFP-10 epitope polypeptide, at least one ESAT-6 epitope polypeptide and at least one Rv3615c epitope polypeptide, the reagent eliciting a positive result when administered in a skin test to an animal infected with Mycobacterium bovis or Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The reagent is useful in that it can be used in a method to determine whether an animal is infected with Mycobacterium bovis or Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2011
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Inventors: Hans Vordermeier, Adam Whelan